LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A woman who was inside a Kentucky Kroger during a shooting last year is now suing the grocer and the man charged in the fatal attack. The Courier Journal reports Denise Clark filed the class-action lawsuit last week, saying witnessing and fleeing the shooting left her with physical, mental “and/or emotional injuries.” The lawsuit names Gregory…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Authorities say a man has been charged with driving under the influence after a pedestrian was fatally struck in Kentucky. The Lexington Police Department said in a news release Sunday that 49-year-old Cecilio Reyes failed a sobriety test and was arrested after the crash Saturday night. Officials say the 56-year-old man was hit as he trying…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Three Kentucky farmers have pleaded guilty to federal charges related to crop insurance fraud. The U.S. Attorney’s office in Lexington says 34-year-old Bradley Price pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering. Price, who farms land in Nicholas and Bourbon counties, was involved in a scheme that allowed him to receive an insurance payment for tobacco…
LONDON, Ky. (AP) — Police in Kentucky have charged a man with murder in the crash of an off-road vehicle that left a teenager dead. Laurel County Sheriff John Root says in a news release that 24-year-old Jordan Obenauer of London was arrested Sunday. The statement says Obenauer was driving an all-terrain vehicle that crashed on U.S. Route 25 north…
COVINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A group that advocates for the poor stopped at Sen. Mitch McConnell’s office in northern Kentucky during a national tour. Activists with the Poor People’s Campaign, led by the Rev. William Barber, attempted to deliver a letter to McConnell’s office in Covington Friday but were not allowed in the building, according to a release from the…
Photo credit: www.republicanleader.senate.govLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The U.S. Senate has confirmed a federal judge nominated by President Donald Trump to the Western District of Kentucky despite being deemed unqualified by the American Bar Association. News outlets report 37-year-old Justin Walker was confirmed Thursday by a party-line vote of 50-41. Walker is a conservative who works as an associate professor of…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin has won another round of a legal fight with his lieutenant governor over who wields hiring and firing authority over the lieutenant governor’s staff. A judge ruled Friday that the Republican governor has “superseding authority” to hire and fire employees assigned to the lieutenant governor’s office. In doing so, Judge Phillip Shepherd…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Republican Gov. Matt Bevin touted Kentucky’s economic performance under his leadership Friday while Democratic challenger Andy Beshear promoted his plans to swiftly reverse the incumbent’s decisions on health care and education if he’s elected. During a radio interview, Beshear previewed his plans for an aggressive first week in the governor’s office that he said would “set…
MURRAY, Ky. (AP) — Some students at one Kentucky university are using GPS devices to track box turtles and learn about the technology’s value. Murray State University assistant wildlife biology professor Andrea Darracq says students work in the classroom to build the tracking devices and go into the field at an off-campus university property to locate the turtles. The university…
LONDON, Ky. (AP) — Companies tied to West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice have been ordered to pay $35 million in damages for defaulting on a mining contract. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports the lawsuit stems from a 2005 deal in which Kentucky Fuel gained the right to mine coal in Breathitt County in exchange for royalties. The company, operated at the…
